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glenn beck had his big washington rally, now not to be outdone comedy central stars jon stewart and stephen colbert have announced dueling political rallies near the washington monument the weekend before election day. >> a million moderate march! where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says we are here! we're only here, though, until 6:00 because we have a sitter! >> couric: stewart calls his event "the rally to restore sanity." colbert's is called "the march to keep fear alive." now back in the '70s there were 19 soap operas on t.v. come monday, there will be just six. >> and now for the next 30 minutes, "as the world turns." >> couric: the first half hour soap began on cbs in 1956 with actress helen wagner saying "good morning, dear." today after 18,558 episodes, "as the world turns" ended its amazing run. >> good night. >> couric: wagner, by the way, earned a place in the guinness record book for playing the same character for 54 years. man, it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you
glenn beck had his big washington rally, now not to be outdone comedy central stars jon stewart and stephen colbert have announced dueling political rallies near the washington monument the weekend before election day. >> a million moderate march! where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says we are here! we're only here, though, until 6:00 because we have a sitter! >> couric: stewart calls his event "the rally to restore...
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nothing to do with stephen colbert. senate democrats have postponed a vote on extending bush tax cuts until after the midterm elections. instead of doing their job now, deciding what will be our taxes in two months. they are running home and hiding. doug schoen joins us live. doug, whether you are for or against the extension i find it hard to believe that you aren't in favor of at lost making a decision? >> of course i'm in favor of making a decision. beyond that i think the democrats for their own self-interests and good government and good politics should have voted with the republicans to extend the bush tax cuts, all of them for two years as former budget director peter orszag suggested. >> greta: why aren't they? are they gutless, running home and hiding because they don't want to be seen getting taxes raised, left the same, tax breaks for the rich? are they post pointing it -- postponing it because they are gutless? >> that, divided, disorganized and unsure what to do. nancy pelosi said she may have a vote next w
nothing to do with stephen colbert. senate democrats have postponed a vote on extending bush tax cuts until after the midterm elections. instead of doing their job now, deciding what will be our taxes in two months. they are running home and hiding. doug schoen joins us live. doug, whether you are for or against the extension i find it hard to believe that you aren't in favor of at lost making a decision? >> of course i'm in favor of making a decision. beyond that i think the democrats...
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did stephen colbert make a spectacle of congress or himself last week? we will debate that with ann coulter and marc lamont hill after this. we are back. if you live in chicago, ann coulter will appear there october 7th. you can check her website, ann coulter.com? >> yes. thank you. >> larry: find out where you can move to. comedian stephen colbert is getting mick reed views for his recent appearance on capitol hill. he testified last friday at a hearing on migrant labor. watch with. . we all know there is a long tradition of great nations importing foreign workers to do their farm work. after all, it was the ancient israel lights who built the first food pyramids, but this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a ven necessary wail.in a spa with where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> did they get it or not? >> they did. first of all that is hilarious. >> un. >> republicans don't have a sense of humor. >> that is why they are pretending to think it is funny. >> y
did stephen colbert make a spectacle of congress or himself last week? we will debate that with ann coulter and marc lamont hill after this. we are back. if you live in chicago, ann coulter will appear there october 7th. you can check her website, ann coulter.com? >> yes. thank you. >> larry: find out where you can move to. comedian stephen colbert is getting mick reed views for his recent appearance on capitol hill. he testified last friday at a hearing on migrant labor. watch...
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let's go to the sound bite of stephen colbert. this of an immigration hearing in the house of representatives. he was invited to be there. not all the congress persons -- they were not amused. let's roll it. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> some people were questioning where this was the right forum, some were offended by his talk of mexicans picking tomatoes. >> yes. yeah, there are some people who don't want to a sign in the store saying non-mexican picked tomato e-mail sure. i don't know if you ever noticed this because you're young, some people have no sense of humor. i don't want to break that news to you abruptly like that. >> some of them are on capitol hill, obviously? >> and maybe the lady on fox was it the other day about whom stephen said she was stunned by something, her hair almost moved. you know the one i mean. but once a year somebody will tell me if
let's go to the sound bite of stephen colbert. this of an immigration hearing in the house of representatives. he was invited to be there. not all the congress persons -- they were not amused. let's roll it. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> some people were questioning where this was the right forum, some were...
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stephen colbert, was he making congress or making a point? ann coulter and marc lame melaml face off. i'll referee. that's next on larry kick live. good evening, our second week in new york and we kick it off with -- they lined up the wrong way. ann kulter is on the left, conservative commentator, "new york times" best selling author. and mark lam mo nt hill, professor at columbia university. he hosts the tv news magazine series "all world with black enterprise" on cable tv's one. you said in a recent interview, ann, you don't really want republicans to win both houses. why? >> well, part of is justi justification for what i think was going to happen. i never thought the republicans could take a senate because only a third of the senators are up in any one election cycle, and it happens that the third that are up this year come from very blue states. i mean, california, new york, oregon, washington. illinois, it's just not a good year for us and we have to pick up ten seats. i never thought we could pick up the senate. part of the reason i wa
stephen colbert, was he making congress or making a point? ann coulter and marc lame melaml face off. i'll referee. that's next on larry kick live. good evening, our second week in new york and we kick it off with -- they lined up the wrong way. ann kulter is on the left, conservative commentator, "new york times" best selling author. and mark lam mo nt hill, professor at columbia university. he hosts the tv news magazine series "all world with black enterprise" on cable...
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>> that was comedian stephen colbert testifying last week. he was invited to appear before the committee because he spent a day last month -- i don't understand this, wiley. he spent a day last month picking vegetables on the farm in upstate new york. >> on his comedy show. >> that's why they picked him to do this. unconfused. colbert's written statement which he submitted -- when it was his turn to speak on friday, he slipped into character. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. because my great grandfather did not travel across 4,000 miles of the atlantic ocean to see this country overrun by immigrants. he did it because he killed a man back in ireland. that's the rumor. i don't know if that's true. i'd like to have that stricken from the record. >> did you think it was appropriate that he testify today? >> of course i think it's appropriate. he's an american. he came before the comm
>> that was comedian stephen colbert testifying last week. he was invited to appear before the committee because he spent a day last month -- i don't understand this, wiley. he spent a day last month picking vegetables on the farm in upstate new york. >> on his comedy show. >> that's why they picked him to do this. unconfused. colbert's written statement which he submitted -- when it was his turn to speak on friday, he slipped into character. >> this is america. i don't...
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that is exactly what jon stewart and stephen colbert are hoping for. that that side of the world will take this stuff very seriously. you know, they know where the joke is. if that side of the world doesn't get it that's fine with them. >> jon shown some samples of the signs. here's a lift seen in we're going to have signs for you down there, if you don't have time of course you can bring your own, but here's a quick one. "i disagree with you, but i'm pretty sure you're not hitler." a classic. ooh, how about this for the dissatisfied, yet nonideological amongst us? "got competence?" you know, i noticed there's a lot of conspiracy rally stuff going on at these things. here's one for our rally. "9/11 was an outside job." perhaps this one is more to the point. "i am not afraid of muslims, tea partiers, socialists, immigrants, gun owners, gays, but i am kind of scared of spiders." >> you know, i don't know, how do you mix that that satire with emotion? i think that he's going to be funny as hell down there, willie, but i just wanted -- when you stand there
that is exactly what jon stewart and stephen colbert are hoping for. that that side of the world will take this stuff very seriously. you know, they know where the joke is. if that side of the world doesn't get it that's fine with them. >> jon shown some samples of the signs. here's a lift seen in we're going to have signs for you down there, if you don't have time of course you can bring your own, but here's a quick one. "i disagree with you, but i'm pretty sure you're not...
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. >> stephen colbert shares his one day experience of being a -- with members of congress. >>> eddie fisher is being remembered today. his career was overshadowed by his marriages to debbie reynolds and elizabeth taylor. his daughter says he died from complications from hip surgery. he divorced reynolds in 1959 to marry elizabeth taylor who later divorced him for richard burton. >> i feel badly when anyone passes on. so naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to pass on. but he wasn't well at all. the last years have not been kind. so, now he's in a nice place. god has taken him on to another place where he will be happier. >> reporter: when fisher married debbie reynolds in 1955 they were tout touted as america's favorite couple. their daughter carrie fisher became a star herself known for the star wars film. >>> part funny and part odd stephen colbert's appearance on captiol hill. he was invited to speak before a committee examining the use of immigrant workers but because of the media attention, representative conyers asked him to leave the room. >> i'm here at the inv
. >> stephen colbert shares his one day experience of being a -- with members of congress. >>> eddie fisher is being remembered today. his career was overshadowed by his marriages to debbie reynolds and elizabeth taylor. his daughter says he died from complications from hip surgery. he divorced reynolds in 1959 to marry elizabeth taylor who later divorced him for richard burton. >> i feel badly when anyone passes on. so naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to...
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the bible tells us that before they stunned stephen to -- stone stephen to death, he did great miracles amongst his people. there were not able to resist the spirit and the wisdom by which he spoke. they saw his face as if it was the face of an angel. stephen, knowing the consequences of his decision, stood anyway. stephen stood in the midst of a generation that needed to hear him. stephen stood, accepting the consequences if they disliked what he said. stephen stood because it was the right thing to do. value voters, we stand not because it is expedient to, not to be republican, not to be a democrat. we stand on principles because it is the right thing to do. we stand on truth. we stand because we believe the bible. and if the coasts do not get it, and the media do not get it, our job is to be as clear as possible. stephen stood because god had a purpose for him. the bible says that david search -- served his the narration -- served his generation and then fell asleep. that is all we are called to do, serve our generation. did we speak out, even if there was some popular tax did we spe
the bible tells us that before they stunned stephen to -- stone stephen to death, he did great miracles amongst his people. there were not able to resist the spirit and the wisdom by which he spoke. they saw his face as if it was the face of an angel. stephen, knowing the consequences of his decision, stood anyway. stephen stood in the midst of a generation that needed to hear him. stephen stood, accepting the consequences if they disliked what he said. stephen stood because it was the right...
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., hawke-petit gets in her car with suspect stephen hayes. the bank manager describes the vehicle to the police. officers are dispatched to the house to set up a perimeter. 9:27 a.m., a police captain tells officers not to approach the house. almost 30 minutes go by. still, not a single officer approaches the petit home. no other authorities are alerted. not the fire department, not state police. in court, police testified that was protocol. in a hostage situation, they said, they don't storm the house. adding they had no reason to believe anyone was in immediate danger. at 9:54 a.m., a police dispatch. dr. william petit who would turn out to be the only survivor of this horrific crime was in the yard calling for help. he was bleeding badly from his head, his ankles still tied. by now, nearly 40 minutes had passed since the bank manager had warned cheshire police about the nightmare scenario unfolding at the family's home. 40 minutes. police would soon learn jennifer hawke-petit had been strangled. she and one of her daughters, sexually assau
., hawke-petit gets in her car with suspect stephen hayes. the bank manager describes the vehicle to the police. officers are dispatched to the house to set up a perimeter. 9:27 a.m., a police captain tells officers not to approach the house. almost 30 minutes go by. still, not a single officer approaches the petit home. no other authorities are alerted. not the fire department, not state police. in court, police testified that was protocol. in a hostage situation, they said, they don't storm...
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speak with georgetown university professor christopher chambers and hilarity and confusion ensued as stephen colbert came to the hill in character today to testify so in this changing media political landscape who is more influential politicians or media figures and is there even a difference anymore our chief correspondent christine for his hour will join us to talk about this emerging hybrid then we'll tell you a story about a sobering new documentary called the other city brings us a new perspective to the shocking hiv aids rates right here in the district of columbia the first some reason nobody wants to talk about so we'll speak with the producer of the film sheila johnson and it's friday so we're going to bring you a mash up of these strangest stories making headlines like katy perry being deemed too busty for sesame street and a new barbie doll that's making a mockery out of broadcast journalism we're going to get comedian seaton smith's two cents on all of that at the end of the show but now let's move on to our top story. the un general assembly continued today with a wide range of
speak with georgetown university professor christopher chambers and hilarity and confusion ensued as stephen colbert came to the hill in character today to testify so in this changing media political landscape who is more influential politicians or media figures and is there even a difference anymore our chief correspondent christine for his hour will join us to talk about this emerging hybrid then we'll tell you a story about a sobering new documentary called the other city brings us a new...
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here's even more of stephen colbert, vaughn. take a listen. >> i've got to ask, why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ad jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> i guess vaughn, what i don't understand is, look, stephen colbert is who he is. he knew what he was doing and he certainly didn't make any pretense he was going to be anything other than what he was. why were all those members of congress sitting there? why didn't they leave? we heard conyers saying that. what about the republicans? >> conyers was sort of giving the early warning signal. i'm not sure a lot of members of congress really got what was going on there today. i mean when stephen colbert sits there and talking about entering his footage of his colonoscopy into the congressional record you would think that that would sound some alarm bells in their heads. they seem to be playing along, playing along with this and you think that john is exactly right. this just reinforcing the negative opinions that m
here's even more of stephen colbert, vaughn. take a listen. >> i've got to ask, why isn't the government doing anything? maybe this ad jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> i guess vaughn, what i don't understand is, look, stephen colbert is who he is. he knew what he was doing and he certainly didn't make any pretense he was going to be anything other than what he was. why were all those members of congress sitting there? why...
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and i'm watching stephen coll better -- first of you -- stephen colbert, first of all the same congress that won't let us know about taxes -- >> they won't vote on the bush tax cuts because they don't have the votes. >> this is the crime bill in '94 that fell apart before and the democrats were slaughtered on the floor they are not doing that the. this is an outrage you control the white house and both houses and you can't even have a vote on this issue because they are afraid they can't win it. >> sean: this has been by all accounts a disastrous week for the administration. ahmadinejad embarrassed the president. here's the guy that was going to speak with him without preconditions saying he was shocked by ahmadinejad's comments yesterday with his 9/11 conspiracy. here's the president of the supposedly a friendly town hall saying is the american dream dead? is this our new reality. >> don't forget a book about how barack obama said we can absorb another 9/11. it points to why he doesn't see the problem with having a ground zero mosque. he's unfit to serve. he has no experience. >> sean:
and i'm watching stephen coll better -- first of you -- stephen colbert, first of all the same congress that won't let us know about taxes -- >> they won't vote on the bush tax cuts because they don't have the votes. >> this is the crime bill in '94 that fell apart before and the democrats were slaughtered on the floor they are not doing that the. this is an outrage you control the white house and both houses and you can't even have a vote on this issue because they are afraid they...
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. >> greta: she used the same of senator ted stephens. everyone seizes upon that name. >> right the think about ted stevens, if you are from alaska, republican or democrat, he was alaska, essentially. i think people identify with stevens, regardless of their political party because he delivered so much for the state. >> greta: now to your article. don't mock the tea party, why? >> this is not me saying i love the tea party. it is more saying they are not a joke. and they've been treated like a joke. the fact of the matter is, they are a serious movement. they have the potential to be -- they are very serious now and they have the potential to be more serious. i compare them to the goldwater movement. these are people who are very dissatisfied and very organized. i just read a book, a great job describing the tea party and helps you understand how much the press misrepresents them. i think you know that from being out talking to people. they are not this sort of yokels that they've been portrayed in the media. >> greta: the media has been
. >> greta: she used the same of senator ted stephens. everyone seizes upon that name. >> right the think about ted stevens, if you are from alaska, republican or democrat, he was alaska, essentially. i think people identify with stevens, regardless of their political party because he delivered so much for the state. >> greta: now to your article. don't mock the tea party, why? >> this is not me saying i love the tea party. it is more saying they are not a joke. and...
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not according to world-renowned physicist and mathematician stephen hawking. he says that god was the necessary for the creation of the world. he claims that the big bang theory for creation of the world can now be explained by science alone. >> is the most fundamental and device above questions -- how did it all begin? -- devices -- did this if -- divisive of questions. stephen hawking things got was not needed to get the process going, and tonight, he read us the key conclusion of his book. >> with laws such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing. it is not necessary for attached to set the of is going. >> the latest theory is that our universe is just one of many, and the laws of physics must mean that countless other universes' were formed before the big bang. would god have done all that just to create us? the traditional religious view is that it took divine intervention at the very least to started all. scientists accept that the theory is controversial. >> many physicists would address that we are now addressing questions that
not according to world-renowned physicist and mathematician stephen hawking. he says that god was the necessary for the creation of the world. he claims that the big bang theory for creation of the world can now be explained by science alone. >> is the most fundamental and device above questions -- how did it all begin? -- devices -- did this if -- divisive of questions. stephen hawking things got was not needed to get the process going, and tonight, he read us the key conclusion of his...
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first is not stephen furst, who played flounder in animal house. first has a kickstand for watching video. what will you do first with evo, the first 4g phone? only from sprint, the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. so skin moments ago,h itself. the stylish new orbit packs. [ orbit trumpet ] let's see what they think. cork my canteen! churn my butterscotch! [ laughs ] shut the front door! more dirty mouths cleaned up with orbit. now, in stylish new packs. >> jimmy: hi there. hello. we are back. diane sawyer is with us. ray lamontague and the pariah dogs will be here and we were talking about -- well, we were talking about serious stuff but i want to talk about not so serious stuff, in particular, i wanted to mention this movie, this jennifer aniston and jason bateman
first is not stephen furst, who played flounder in animal house. first has a kickstand for watching video. what will you do first with evo, the first 4g phone? only from sprint, the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from...
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that is exactly what jon stewart and stephen colbert are hoping for. you know, they know where the joke is. if that side of the world doesn't get it, that's fine with them. >> stewart showed some signs he made for the crowd. let's listen. >> we're going to have signs for you down there. if you don't have time, of course, you can bring your own, but here's a quick one. i disagree with you, but i'm pretty sure you're not hitler. how about this for dissatisfying yet nonidea logical among us. got confidence. you know, i noticed there's a lot of conspiracy rally stuff going on at these things. here's one. 9/11 was an outside job. perhaps this one is more to the point. i am not afraid of muslims, tea partiers, socialists, immigrants, gun owners, gays, but i am kind of scared of spiders. >> you know, i don't know how do you mix satire with emotion. i think he's going to be funny as hell down there, but suppose he gives us the best hour of the best material, then what? do people just laugh and go home? where's the emotion? is he going to say something passiona
that is exactly what jon stewart and stephen colbert are hoping for. you know, they know where the joke is. if that side of the world doesn't get it, that's fine with them. >> stewart showed some signs he made for the crowd. let's listen. >> we're going to have signs for you down there. if you don't have time, of course, you can bring your own, but here's a quick one. i disagree with you, but i'm pretty sure you're not hitler. how about this for dissatisfying yet nonidea logical...
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. >> professor stephen hawking published a book on the most theoretical science. he explains why he believes that so-called m theory is the unified theory einstein was hoping to have. it settles de idea of where the universe came from. ♪ >> in this dream of finding a unifying theory of everything will make sense of our world from the infinitesimally small to the cosmological large. one such theory allows for numerous possible worlds, each with its own rules. stephen hawking who is director of research at the center for theoretical cosmology has swung his support behind this m theory. we have come to talk to professor hawking about m theory and ask him about the landscape of possible universities. how would he explain m theory to the many people in the u.k. will have little interest in theoretical physics? >> it is the theory of everything. it explains how the universe was created out of nothing. it governs everything we think we do. >> what exactly is m theory? it is just mask and can be thought of as an extension of an earlier set of ideas. this was effectively
. >> professor stephen hawking published a book on the most theoretical science. he explains why he believes that so-called m theory is the unified theory einstein was hoping to have. it settles de idea of where the universe came from. ♪ >> in this dream of finding a unifying theory of everything will make sense of our world from the infinitesimally small to the cosmological large. one such theory allows for numerous possible worlds, each with its own rules. stephen hawking who is...
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stephen hayes, that's whose trial is going on now, and joshua. they followed the family home from the local supermarket, they drove jennifer to the bank telling her if she withdrew $15,000, no one in her family would be hurt. she got them the money, she told the bank teller what was going on. we played part of that 911 call from the bank yesterday. the defense is trying to keep stephen hayes from getting the death penalty by attacking the police for taking too long to respond after that initial 9 is 11 call -- 911 call, and arguing that the other defendant was the real mastermind behind this plot. both of these men are eligible for the death penalty if they're convicted. we'll have more a little later on. jon: oh, rick, thanks very much. jenna: well, a new call for the president and congress to keep the money flowing. some 300 economists along with civil and labor leaders are warning if we don't keep spending, we risk not being able to save our economy and create new jobs. co-directer of the campaign for america's future and a co-author of in the
stephen hayes, that's whose trial is going on now, and joshua. they followed the family home from the local supermarket, they drove jennifer to the bank telling her if she withdrew $15,000, no one in her family would be hurt. she got them the money, she told the bank teller what was going on. we played part of that 911 call from the bank yesterday. the defense is trying to keep stephen hayes from getting the death penalty by attacking the police for taking too long to respond after that initial...
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that's a stephen colbert character? it's not the real stephen colbert. people hold congress in just disrespect already. they think it's a joke, then stephen colbert goes to congress in character and make those comments. i don't see how it helps democrats. it's a higher profile to an issue, but people see it as a comedy issue. >> here is more. take a listen. >> i have to ask. why isn't the government doing anything. maybe this add jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members of congress, i haven't read it. >> what i don't understand, stephen colbert knows what he is doing. he didn't make a pretense he would be anything other than what he was. why were all the members of congress sitting there? why didn't he leave? >> i think it's a good question. conyers was giving the early warning signal. i'll not sure members of congress got what was going on. when he talks about entering the footage of his colonoscopy. it's reinforcing the negative opinions people have of congress. they are going to be surprised. it's going to have backlash against them. >> p
that's a stephen colbert character? it's not the real stephen colbert. people hold congress in just disrespect already. they think it's a joke, then stephen colbert goes to congress in character and make those comments. i don't see how it helps democrats. it's a higher profile to an issue, but people see it as a comedy issue. >> here is more. take a listen. >> i have to ask. why isn't the government doing anything. maybe this add jobs bill would help. i don't know. like most members...
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. >> greta: she used the same of senator ted stephens. everyone seizes upon that name. >> right the think about ted stevens, if you are from alaska, republican or democrat, he was alaska, essentially. i think people identify with stevens, regardless of their political party because he delivered so much for the state. >> greta: now to your article. don't mock the tea party, why? >> this is not me saying i love the tea party. it is more saying they are not a joke. and they've been treated like a joke. the fact of the matter is, they are a serious movement. they have the potential to be -- they are very serious now and they have the potential to be more serious. i compare them to the goldwater movement. these are people who are very dissatisfied and very organized. i just read a book, a great job describing the tea party and helps you understand how much the press misrepresents them. i think you know that from being out talking to people. they are not this sort of yokels that they've been portrayed in the media. >> greta: the media has been
. >> greta: she used the same of senator ted stephens. everyone seizes upon that name. >> right the think about ted stevens, if you are from alaska, republican or democrat, he was alaska, essentially. i think people identify with stevens, regardless of their political party because he delivered so much for the state. >> greta: now to your article. don't mock the tea party, why? >> this is not me saying i love the tea party. it is more saying they are not a joke. and...
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sten stephen colbert in character and on capitol hill. how did he get away with it? >>> plus, more trouble for lindsay lohan. why the troubled star is now back in jail. ♪ ♪ [ mom ] game time is all about the traditions. it's all about the tackles and the touchdowns... and watching my boys do what they do. but for me, it's even more than that. game time is about our time. together. [ female announcer ] get low prices on all your favorites for the game. save money. live better. walmart. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. get low prices on all your favorites for the game. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. but basically, i'm a runner. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you ca
sten stephen colbert in character and on capitol hill. how did he get away with it? >>> plus, more trouble for lindsay lohan. why the troubled star is now back in jail. ♪ ♪ [ mom ] game time is all about the traditions. it's all about the tackles and the touchdowns... and watching my boys do what they do. but for me, it's even more than that. game time is about our time. together. [ female announcer ] get low prices on all your favorites for the game. save money. live better....
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. >> well, what i see in lebron is someone who's mature enough to understand some what have stephen's said, that he need to discipline himself. that's something we've always talked about going way back into high school, that there's a certain amount of discipline that you have to have with respect to the position you've been given. he's on a bigger platform so his responsibility is greater. but all of us are role models at some level. it's not just him. it's all of us. >> are we missing a point here when we look at and question the whole idea of responsibility in that these people attain it very, very early on. as i say, maybe the maturity has not caught up with the bank account. do we take that into account enough? >> i mean these athletes, they have so many people around them, especially the the ones who are up there. lebron, kobe, guys like that. they should be able to put them in places to be ae1 role model. in a perfect world, teachers would be role models, policemen. but kids don't have posters of them hanging up over their walls. >> i think the biggest thing for me, as i liste
. >> well, what i see in lebron is someone who's mature enough to understand some what have stephen's said, that he need to discipline himself. that's something we've always talked about going way back into high school, that there's a certain amount of discipline that you have to have with respect to the position you've been given. he's on a bigger platform so his responsibility is greater. but all of us are role models at some level. it's not just him. it's all of us. >> are we...
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welcome, stephen. [applause] i met her in the ladies' room which is how all good meetings began. she is the founder of "campaign solutions." she was the first or raise money on the internet for political campaign. she has raised money -- more money than any other company, and she has helped the john campaign campaign making about $100 million online. [applause] and the walter is the new political director at abc news and she also provides on-air analysis for abc news programs. she had a background at the national journal and the senior editor of a rap -- she had a reputation as a tough handicapper. [applause] nate silver is the founder of 538.com, winning the award for best political coverage on line, and he has been made one of time magazine's 100 most influential people, and has been called a scratch see psyche -- scratch sheet psychic. welcome. but mr. with something that david axelrod said. it said that there is a crime of court pathology in washington, which is why he looks forward to decamping in chicago. what -- how you deal with the group pathology and change what is cove
welcome, stephen. [applause] i met her in the ladies' room which is how all good meetings began. she is the founder of "campaign solutions." she was the first or raise money on the internet for political campaign. she has raised money -- more money than any other company, and she has helped the john campaign campaign making about $100 million online. [applause] and the walter is the new political director at abc news and she also provides on-air analysis for abc news programs. she had...
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but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: nancy pelosi saw no problem with the stunt. >> he has a point of view, he can bring attention to important issues like immigration. >> reporter: republicans said colbert mocked the process. >> if you don't know they were illegal, they might have been legal workers there, is that correct? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: privately, some democrats worried the whole spectacle would fan the flames of voter disgust with washington at a time when the electorate is already on edge. >> whatever the spanish word for monois. >> reporter: on thursday night, what should have been a stayed candidate debate turned into fight night in vegas. audience members broke int
but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes. though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served by a venezuelan in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: nancy pelosi saw no problem with the stunt. >> he has a point of view, he can bring attention to...
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but they did have time for stephen colbert to testify last week. nancy pelosi said in is a wonderful thing. majority leader steny hoyer disagreed with nancy pelosi. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> he was called by the democratic chair. >> you asked me chris, whether the testimony was appropriate. i think it was not appropriate. >> sean: they don't have time to vote on how much the business in this country is going to be paying in taxes. >> oh god there we go. >> i agree with steny, i don't think it was appropriate. he said i think it was more embarrassing for colbert. that's what colbert does. he's a schtick guy why do we need him on capitol hill testifying -- >> sean: how about voting on -- >> i think it is embarrassing. he's got his show, do his show, do it from there. >> the idea of having celebrities testify has gotten out of hand. colbert testified in character. [ talking over each other ] >> hearings are supposed to be about listening -- eliciting informatio
but they did have time for stephen colbert to testify last week. nancy pelosi said in is a wonderful thing. majority leader steny hoyer disagreed with nancy pelosi. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrassment for mr. colbert more than the house. >> he was called by the democratic chair. >> you asked me chris, whether the testimony was appropriate. i think it was not appropriate. >> sean: they don't have time to vote on how much the...
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. >> he was going to be stephen colbert, right? >> it's hard to predict. i worked at the colbert report for five years until you were so kind to hire me to work at your show, john king. he's hard to predict. he is the smartest, most intelligent person i've been around. i worked on a lot of these shows. >> second most intelligent. >> you however, are the most hand some. you, we found out, are the most hand some today. >> one of the things you can ask joe as you go to the hearings, are you an expert witness? >> i like talking about people who don't have any power. and this seems like one of the least powerful people in the united states are migrants workers who do our work. we invite them to come here and at the same time ask them to leave. that's an interesting contradiction to me. >> that was actually a relatively serious moment there. >> this was when conniers asked him to change his mind. >> no, that was congresswoman chu asking him about that. that is the real stephen colbert. this is a very, very good man. he's a religious man.
. >> he was going to be stephen colbert, right? >> it's hard to predict. i worked at the colbert report for five years until you were so kind to hire me to work at your show, john king. he's hard to predict. he is the smartest, most intelligent person i've been around. i worked on a lot of these shows. >> second most intelligent. >> you however, are the most hand some. you, we found out, are the most hand some today. >> one of the things you can ask joe as you go...
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. >>> and not everyone was amused by last week's congressional testimony from comedian stephen colbert at a hearing on immigration reform. house majority leader steny hoyer called it inappropriate and a "imembarrassment to colbert." >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,860m, after climbing 197 points on friday. the s&p rose 23 points, and the nasdaq added 54. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 131 points, while in hong kong the hang seng jumped 221. >>> with the dow on track for its best september since 1954, the big question is will this month's surge continue for a fourth straight week. the answer lies with which way the economic data swings. on deck, investors will get an update on consumer confidence and spending along with updated manufacturing reports and a fresh look at home prices. auto sales data for september is also due and should be a little higher this month. >>> coming up on thursday, wall street will get another reading on just how much the economy grew in the second quarter
. >>> and not everyone was amused by last week's congressional testimony from comedian stephen colbert at a hearing on immigration reform. house majority leader steny hoyer called it inappropriate and a "imembarrassment to colbert." >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,860m, after climbing 197 points on friday. the s&p rose 23 points, and the nasdaq added 54. taking a look at overseas trading this morning,...
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a lot to tell you about today including one leading united states congressman calling stephen colbert's capitol hill testimony the other day an embarrassment. >>> plus, new york governor david paterson confronts his "saturday night live" likeness face to face in the "snl" season premiere. what critique could the real paterson have for the phony one? >>> 5:30 a.m. here in learning plaza in the heart of new york city. the white house and democratic leaders in congress are both acknowledging that a vote on the expiring bush tax cuts will likely not take place until after the midterm elections. house speaker nancy pelosi had suggested a vote could be held this week before lawmakers leave town to campaign for the elections. but majority leader steny hoyer said he doubted congress would hold a vote because the legislation is stalled in the senate. regardless, both parties are using the delay as political ammunition before the midterms. on "meet the press" yesterday, mike pence and democrat chris van hollan argued whether tax cuts for the nation's highest earners would help create jobs. >> i t
a lot to tell you about today including one leading united states congressman calling stephen colbert's capitol hill testimony the other day an embarrassment. >>> plus, new york governor david paterson confronts his "saturday night live" likeness face to face in the "snl" season premiere. what critique could the real paterson have for the phony one? >>> 5:30 a.m. here in learning plaza in the heart of new york city. the white house and democratic leaders in...
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stephen colbert testifies this friday at a hearing on protecting america's harvest. he'll tell members of a house immigration subcommittee about spending a day in the fields volunteering for the united farm workers take our jobs campaign. >>> ohio's state democratic party chairman got a little carried away while accusing republicans of believing in, his words, health care is a privilege, not a right. chris redfern used the "f" word on camera. >> if your kid's going to graduate from college, now he or she gets health care, your health care, while he or she looks for a new job. it's in the very base terms. we win these arguments. and every time one of these [ bleep ] say -- excuse me language -- >> just got to watch for the open mic there, folks. he tells cnn he wasn't aware of the camera but -- well that it was on, but since it was a private meeting he's not apologizing. >>> president obama was much more polite this afternoon while explaining benefits to virginia voters. >> the single biggest driver of our deficit is the escalating cost of health care. it was bankrupt
stephen colbert testifies this friday at a hearing on protecting america's harvest. he'll tell members of a house immigration subcommittee about spending a day in the fields volunteering for the united farm workers take our jobs campaign. >>> ohio's state democratic party chairman got a little carried away while accusing republicans of believing in, his words, health care is a privilege, not a right. chris redfern used the "f" word on camera. >> if your kid's going to...
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>> the comedian is stephen colbert who testifiedhis week before congress on imgration. >> this is america. >> reporter: friday house speaker nancy pelosi defended the democrats that invited him. >> the committee has a point of view. it can bring attention to important issues like immigration. >> reporter: many said colbert mocked congress and today pelosi's top lieutenant broke with the speaker. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an embarrament for mr. colbert, more th the house. >> reporter: meanwhile with democrats in trouble many are running away from their leaders in washington. it's an emphasis experts say that's the democrats' best hope to hold on. >> the american public is angry that the the economy hasn't turned around, they're worried, they're frustrated and they're taking it out on incumbents, primarily democrats. >> reporter: lester, the focus for president obama is the economy this week. he travels to four states in three days to promote the easing of the recession and promote recovery. he's going to raise campaign cash for democrats. lester. >> mike,
>> the comedian is stephen colbert who testifiedhis week before congress on imgration. >> this is america. >> reporter: friday house speaker nancy pelosi defended the democrats that invited him. >> the committee has a point of view. it can bring attention to important issues like immigration. >> reporter: many said colbert mocked congress and today pelosi's top lieutenant broke with the speaker. >> i think his testimony was not appropriate. i think it was an...
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but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes, though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi saw no problem. >> he's an american. if he has a point of view he can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. >> reporter: republicans said colbert mocked the process. >> if you don't know they were illegal there may have been legal workers there. is that correct? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: privately some worried the spectacle would fan the flames of voter disgust at a time when the electorate is on edge. >> whatever the spanish word for mano is. >> reporter: on thursday night what should have been a candidate debate turned into fight night in vegas as audience members broke into a scuffle tradinging punches while the se
but what do you say to that, stephen? >> reporter: but the testimony went on for several uncomfortable minutes, though not every member gave him undivided attention. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by an american, then sliced by a guatemalan and served in a spa where a chilean gives me a brazilian. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi saw no problem. >> he's an american. if he has a point of view he can bring attention...
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. >>> noted scientist stephen hawking is facing criticism from religious leaders for his latest books. in excerpts from his newest book printed thursday, hawking says god is not needed for the creation of the universe. he says the big bang was a result of the inevitable laws of science, that physics can explain things without the need for a benevolent creator. today the archbishop of canterbury says physics alone will not settle the question of why there is something rather than nothing. >>> in chicago it's something that young people can believe in. a group of performers is spreading a message of happiness through song. cynthia bowers reports. ♪ >> reporter: rap music often earns its bad rep, but this group is giving rap a whole new spin. ♪ you got the power to change >> reporter: meet chicago's happiness club. >> our message is, we're spreading happiness. we are spreading good vibes all over. ♪ >> reporter: its 50 performers come from different races and neighborhoods. they range in age from 6-year-old dawn butler -- are you a singer? a dancer? >> i'm a dancer. >> reporter: to
. >>> noted scientist stephen hawking is facing criticism from religious leaders for his latest books. in excerpts from his newest book printed thursday, hawking says god is not needed for the creation of the universe. he says the big bang was a result of the inevitable laws of science, that physics can explain things without the need for a benevolent creator. today the archbishop of canterbury says physics alone will not settle the question of why there is something rather than...
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jon stewart and stephen colbert are announcing competing rallies at the national mall next month. our national correspondent kareen wynter is covering the story for us. kareen, this is amazing and taking political satire to a whole new level. ek plain what is going on here? >> well, that is right, suzanne. a whole new level. scoot over politician, because it is now tv personality, and that is right, tv personalities hosting their own marches on washington. >> god called us here to this place, at this time. >> reporter: we have seen the million man march. the million mom march. >> i testify to you here and now, one man can change the world. >> reporter: glenn beck's rally to restore honor and now -- >> tonight, i announce the rally to restore sanity. >> reporter: on thursday night's "daily show" jon stewart announced plans for a political rally on the washington mall on october 30th. and while there were laughs, stewart was not exactly kidding. >> it is happening! a real gathering. [ applause ] we will gather. we will gather on the national mall in washington, d.c. 1 million modera
jon stewart and stephen colbert are announcing competing rallies at the national mall next month. our national correspondent kareen wynter is covering the story for us. kareen, this is amazing and taking political satire to a whole new level. ek plain what is going on here? >> well, that is right, suzanne. a whole new level. scoot over politician, because it is now tv personality, and that is right, tv personalities hosting their own marches on washington. >> god called us here to...
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. >>> and not everyone was amused by last week's congressional testimony from comedian stephen colbert. sunny hoyer called it inappropriate and a quote embarrassment to colbert. and now here's an early look. the dow opened at 10,860. the s&p rose 10 points and the nasdaq added 54. in tokyo the nikkei rose 130 points while in hong kong the hang seng jumped to 121. >>> the dow on track for its best september since 1954. the big question will this month's surge continue for a fourth straight week. the answer lies which way the economic data swings. 'll get an update on consumer confidence and spending and a fresh look at home prices. auto data seams for september is also due and should be a little higher this month. coming up on thursday, wall street will get another reading on just how much the economy grew in the second quarter with another look at gross domestic product. >>> treasury secretary tim geithner will be meeting for the first time this week. the goal will be to find ways for fiscal responsibility and financial reform. >>> hyundai has issued a voluntary recall of 140,000 sedan
. >>> and not everyone was amused by last week's congressional testimony from comedian stephen colbert. sunny hoyer called it inappropriate and a quote embarrassment to colbert. and now here's an early look. the dow opened at 10,860. the s&p rose 10 points and the nasdaq added 54. in tokyo the nikkei rose 130 points while in hong kong the hang seng jumped to 121. >>> the dow on track for its best september since 1954. the big question will this month's surge continue for a...
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and stephen colbert will hold the keep fear alive rally, on the same day next month. >>> now, we know the truth about what actor joaquin phoenix has been up to. you may remember phoenix's bizarre appearance on dave letterman's show last year. >> he carried on that persona in the documentary, "i'm still here." he says that joaquin has been playing a role, while telling everyone he was giving up acting in order to pursue a rap career. >> i saw that movie. i'm not surprised. >> casey said, it's the performance of his career. >>> up next, the stories we'll be following today, including a milestone for england's future king. we'll be right back. that, you know... helps regulate your digestive system. ooh, i think i'l pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i loe it! mmm, this is really good! new best tasting activia ever! ♪ activia / now you can join the fight against breast cancer every time you enjoy an activia. give hope with every cup of activia. so, we set out to discover the nutritional science at purina one, we want your cat to be as healthy a
and stephen colbert will hold the keep fear alive rally, on the same day next month. >>> now, we know the truth about what actor joaquin phoenix has been up to. you may remember phoenix's bizarre appearance on dave letterman's show last year. >> he carried on that persona in the documentary, "i'm still here." he says that joaquin has been playing a role, while telling everyone he was giving up acting in order to pursue a rap career. >> i saw that movie. i'm not...
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. >>> physicist stephen hawking is best known for his complex theories about the universe but now has set the twitter universe on fire in a debate about god. hawking became the top trending topic after an excerpt of his new book presented his beliefs that a creator is unnecessary for the universe to exist. his theory is the creation of the universe was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics to which someone in our newsroom answered, okay, stephen hawking, explain this -- how do you make a pair of cute baby pandas? don't answer that. that's, of course, between two consenting pandas, but this is a cute pair of baby pandas making their debut at a japanese zoo. brother and sister, three weeks old. they have already quadrupled in weight to a healthy 1.5 pounds each. >>> about that story we did recently about teenagers' addictions to cell phones. it was fairly accusatory. then today came this nugget. two-thirds of adults say the phone is either in or next to the bed at night, though the younger you are the more likely that is. 90% of americans between 18 and 29 curl up with their
. >>> physicist stephen hawking is best known for his complex theories about the universe but now has set the twitter universe on fire in a debate about god. hawking became the top trending topic after an excerpt of his new book presented his beliefs that a creator is unnecessary for the universe to exist. his theory is the creation of the universe was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics to which someone in our newsroom answered, okay, stephen hawking, explain this -- how...
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all right gentlemen stephen i have to go back to you and again i mean what we can use obama because that's their right wings favorite lightning rod it seems to me i mean i don't see the common sense in a lot of media expression the right wing is that you know obama is for abortion rights he's for gay rights he's for sex education in schools you know the typical liberal and but at the same time the right whispers and they and i so i will i will say they tell lies how can the same man then support secretly imposing a very strict rule islamic religious law i mean doesn't anybody in the mainstream say you can't have both but i never see that being said at least on television and on radio no one wants to make the logical conclusion you can't have both at the same time go ahead steve. well i think there is the mainstream media does do some challenging of these rumors and of these as you put it lies which i would agree with that term as well but i think it can't do enough you have major propaganda outlets that are spewing i mean rush limbaugh regularly refers to the president as a boy in the cont
all right gentlemen stephen i have to go back to you and again i mean what we can use obama because that's their right wings favorite lightning rod it seems to me i mean i don't see the common sense in a lot of media expression the right wing is that you know obama is for abortion rights he's for gay rights he's for sex education in schools you know the typical liberal and but at the same time the right whispers and they and i so i will i will say they tell lies how can the same man then...